OceanX: 'Political stability' sought as H2 headwinds apparent
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Just a weekly wrap today on the latest, most relevant nuggets of the past few days – more about my own dive into China is included in a separate column here.
Enjoy!
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A lot is written on the first 10 years of belt and road, certainly in one way or another, every publication has a bias. I liked this one from Griffith institute which seemed a bit more balanced.
SCMP coverage of the meeting: “Xi leaves no doubt belt and road plan ...
Maersk pulls out of DB Schenker bid after identifying 'challenges' in integration
Forwarders 'being squeezed' as spot and contract rates move further apart
Return to double-digit spot rate gains looms with new FAK hikes and surcharges
MSC and CMA CGM roll out new shuttle services as intra-Asia rates soar
Idle containership fleet dips to pandemic era lows as carriers hunt tonnage
Red Sea crisis dictates container fleet capacity trends
Airlines add transpac capacity as flood of ecommerce traffic continues
Shipper fears resurface as Canadian rail workers renew vote for strike
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